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. >> it could effect hundreds of thousands of pentagon workers. furlough notices for civilian department of defense attorneys will be today. those are the notices, it will be a little more than a month before they begin their unpaid leave. it is part of the effort to cut spending in the wake of sequestration. the unpaid leaves are expected to start as soon as april 25th. few woeshgs will be exempt here. they will be taking one day a week unpaid and that works out to be a 20 percent annual pay cut. >> there's a man i know it is happening to he lost a leg fighting for our country in iraq now he's a civilian so he could be furloughed along with many, many others as well. we will keep following that one. talk with us about voters. >> they are nervous about the economy and the debt unlike leaders in washington. they think it needs to be dealt with right now. that's kierd to go a fox news poll released. two-thirds are nervous about the economy. more than twice the number that are confident. they are at odds about the budget deficit. they believe the fed
. >> it could effect hundreds of thousands of pentagon workers. furlough notices for civilian department of defense attorneys will be today. those are the notices, it will be a little more than a month before they begin their unpaid leave. it is part of the effort to cut spending in the wake of sequestration. the unpaid leaves are expected to start as soon as april 25th. few woeshgs will be exempt here. they will be taking one day a week unpaid and that works out to be a 20 percent annual...
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into iraq who planned the invasion they say sideline the army is create a fiction so that inside the pentagon you had you had this friction still go on going to not going to. highlight it but on the more a longer term. you had the decision to go to war without any international cover without any basic cover on the long term you know after two thousand and six so. you create you there was basically a dysfunctional country moving forward and as you say there was a lot of corruption and the destruction there we have all. with ten billion over with that somehow it was it was a mess somehow the family right so let's talk about modern day iraq one of the things that the u.s. did succeed out was shifting the power away from the cities and into the shia hands did this really create stability in the region it did not create but that if you remember the iraqi army was to spend you had the of fragmentation of the state so basically the only way forward was to create the sunni shiite you had the old guard the elements you had your own jumping in to do to explore the situation you had turkey also so basic
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entirely although as jeremy notes the pentagon was already doing some of them, is that a good move? >> the only way it'll be a good move is if they're not under the command of special operations command. in other words, that they are completely subject to transparency. speaking with respect to pakistan, it could be a good move because right now pakistan is a free rider. it allows us to do the drone strikes from their territory, even building a new drone base in pakistan but yet it is able to disassociate itself from the attack. if we were to go forward with complete transparency it would mean the isi would have to come out of the closet. in my views about the drone problem in pakistan we don't have the option to arrest people like we do elsewhere. having this sort of transparency and understanding who is targeted with the consequences is good for pakistanis. what they need to do is own their own struggle against their own terrorism. bringing the isi out into the open and making it accept responsibility for what it is doing is probably a good step in that direction and can only happe
entirely although as jeremy notes the pentagon was already doing some of them, is that a good move? >> the only way it'll be a good move is if they're not under the command of special operations command. in other words, that they are completely subject to transparency. speaking with respect to pakistan, it could be a good move because right now pakistan is a free rider. it allows us to do the drone strikes from their territory, even building a new drone base in pakistan but yet it is able...
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claim and so that is why actually lawyers today sent a letter to chuck hagel the head of the pentagon now and and want him to acknowledge what is going on and perhaps do something about the worsening situation some of these people who are engaged in hunger strike could very well die and that should be prevented if possible and lastly i want to ask you a is this a common practice in guantanamo bay among detainees to go on this hunger to go and hunger strike was one of the only ways that powerless people can actually resist when they are imprisoned putting their bodies on the line and saying that they're going to go through this there's not much else that they can do these people are being charged in many cases so they are going to go to trial they may not get to go into a court room and challenge that and i said multiple times they are going to be released so these are the people this is the way that the powerless back and that's what you see in hunger strikes have been common at guantanamo and when they have one concessions from the military it's been through hundreds and tristan calv
claim and so that is why actually lawyers today sent a letter to chuck hagel the head of the pentagon now and and want him to acknowledge what is going on and perhaps do something about the worsening situation some of these people who are engaged in hunger strike could very well die and that should be prevented if possible and lastly i want to ask you a is this a common practice in guantanamo bay among detainees to go on this hunger to go and hunger strike was one of the only ways that...
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what the pentagon is doing about it now. protecting your privacy. lawmakers are taking up the issue for using drones on civilians here at home as eyes in the sky become more common. are americans at risk of big brother watching? >>> the president visiting israel for the first time as commander-in-chief. president obama and israeli president shimon peres about to speak live in jerusalem. it is all "happening now." jenna: an investigation is underway today after an explosion during a training exercise kills at least seven u.s. marines. the caveat there, at least. we're still watching as people recover in the hospital. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. investigators are to figure out what caused a mortar shell to go off as it was being loaded. the tragic accident happening at a base in hawthorne, nevada monday night sending shrapnel into troops that were there from camp lejeune, north carolina. officials say the pentagon is halting the use of the weapons until investigators can determine they can be used safely. national security corres
what the pentagon is doing about it now. protecting your privacy. lawmakers are taking up the issue for using drones on civilians here at home as eyes in the sky become more common. are americans at risk of big brother watching? >>> the president visiting israel for the first time as commander-in-chief. president obama and israeli president shimon peres about to speak live in jerusalem. it is all "happening now." jenna: an investigation is underway today after an explosion...
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the bill also gives the pentagon and other federal agencies flexibility in implementing those sequester cuts. ature. discover nectresse™. the 100%-natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. nectresse™. sweetness naturally. at a hertz expressrent kiosk, you can rent a car without a reservation... and without a line. now that's a fast car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>> day two of his middle east visit, and president obama is set to give a major speech to the israeli people at the top of the hour. now, ahead of that speech, palestinian militants fired two rockets into southern israel from the gaza strip earlier this morning. no one was hurt. >>> meantime, the president, who has had a difficult relationship with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is getting different headlines. check this out from ""the washington post."" obama and netanyahu show unusual solidarity. "the daily beast," obama and netanyahu make peace. and from "the christian science monitor," a show of warmth. joining me is p.j. crowley. good to see you. >>
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fox news concerned the pentagon will deploy 15 ground based interceptors in alaska as well as california. it comes as north korea released photos of a life drill. president obama halted their deployment when he took office. the reversal means the obama administration wasted money. >>> a lighting truck which held heavy light fixtures and large led screens fell as workers hoisted it up and fell 30 feet. >> one just caught by debris and one guy who witnessed the whole thing was traumatized. >> two men were rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. another was hurt but not seriously. the festival will go on as scheduled. >> three strikes now against carnival. this morning a third shift carnival legend having engine trouble. this is the second ship in the caribbean within 24-hours to run into problems. just yesterday the carnival dream was stranded at a port in saint martin after a generator malfunctioned. thousands of those passengers flying home today. you remember the nightmare last night an engine fire crippling the triumph and stranding people without power. >>> pastor saeed
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surprise move by the pentagon. shocking announcement buzzing through cpac. "meet the press," what the pope revealed when he met with 5,000 journalists. why another dream cruise is not so dreamy. the elusive god particle. is it a sign of god or science? we have details throughout the hour. but first to that stunning move by the pentagon to beef up its defense systems on the heels of north korea's recent nuclear threats. we have just learned a south korean official says north korea fired a pair of short-range missiles into its waters sometime this week. nbc's kristin welker is at the white house for us. hello to you on this saturday afternoon. what prompted the move by the pentagon to take such an aggressive step against north korea? >> reporter: the pentagon believes new york has engaged in a series of provocative actions lately, alex. it has also made advances in its nuclear capabilities. north korea threatened a pre-emptive strike against the united states after the u.n. issued new sanctions against the country. it also scrapped its 1953 treaty with south k
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the pentagon reports it has stopped using those more tars across the military in the meantime. first, south korea's banking system came to a grinding halt. then skulls popped up on bank's computers. now investigators are trying to determine whether nuclear armed north korea is response cybil for this hack attack. it all came as lawmakers on capitol hill held a hearing on global cyber attacks. that's next. oh hey, dan! i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's so safe, right? yeah... yeah... i know what you've heard -- iihs top safety pick for $159 a month -- but, i wish it was more dangerous, like a monster truck or dune buggy! you can't have the same car as me! [ male announcer ] now everyone's gointo want one. let's get a jetta. [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, w
the pentagon reports it has stopped using those more tars across the military in the meantime. first, south korea's banking system came to a grinding halt. then skulls popped up on bank's computers. now investigators are trying to determine whether nuclear armed north korea is response cybil for this hack attack. it all came as lawmakers on capitol hill held a hearing on global cyber attacks. that's next. oh hey, dan! i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's...
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the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to beef up the missile defense system along the west coast. here is now from our correspondent. >> the north korean leader revealed his troops during military kper sizes but at the pentagon hagel warned it is missiles that sounded the alarm? north korea in particular recently made advances and engaged in a serious of irresponsible and reckless provocatio provocations. >> 20 counter of u.s. military will stolester the missile defense system in alaska by 14% adding at forth fwrooely designed top destroy missiles aimed at the u.s. and will also install a high power radar in japan to groove early warning capability. why the concern now? it rarped up last april during this military pa reside. u.s. intelligence was shocked to see what appeared to be long range ballistic missiles that can be fired from mobile launchers with a capability of reaches the u.s. armed with a nuclear warhead. >> we watched this evolving threat very closely. >> they launched a satellite into space last september and conducted a test last month. >> they still have a co
the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to beef up the missile defense system along the west coast. here is now from our correspondent. >> the north korean leader revealed his troops during military kper sizes but at the pentagon hagel warned it is missiles that sounded the alarm? north korea in particular recently made advances and engaged in a serious of irresponsible and reckless provocatio provocations. >> 20 counter of u.s. military will stolester the missile defense...
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still in a white house decision last month may have ruled out arming the rebels an idea backed by the pentagon cia and state department but the countries do little to stop others doing just that washington was silent when another made to member turkey asked for the arms embargo to be lifted nor did protest when the arab league gave the go ahead for weapons supplies and more recently when the u.k. said it could veto the use arms ban the us offered no objections everyone knows that the us if it were to tell saudi arabia or qatar or turkey or whoever of its friends there that they should stop it well everyone knows that but he would prevail instead the us has decided to watch from a safe distance we played a crucial role in starting the americans can't fix this problem syrians have to fix this problem is genuinely surprising after two years seventy thousand deaths a million people displaced tough sanctions imposed on syria dozens of countries within nato and the arab league condemn in assad and urging him to go and after so much money and weaponry invested to achieve this to hear america's ambass
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the pentagon beefs up security on the u.s. homeland in response to a growing nuclear threat from north korea. >>> meet the press. the new pope faces about 5,000 journalists at a news conference today. even though he wasn't expected to speak. >>> trouble on the high seas. again. another carnival cruise ship encounters problems on two different trips in the past few days. >>> the shock announcement from a leading gop figure. how is his support for gay marriage playing in today's big conservative conference? good morning, everyone and welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's get to what's happening right now. in a surprise move the pentagon is beefing up u.s. missile defense systems in response to north korea's latest threat. defense secretary chuck hagel hinted north korea had made faster than expected progress on nuclear weapons and missiles. joining me now live from the white house, nbc's kristen welker. a very sobering good saturday morning to you. what's the latest we know about this? >> alex, that's right. it is a sober
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you also backed the sequester of across the board cuts even in the pentagon but isn't one of the g.o.p.'s strengths with the american people, that it is tough on national security? >> well, you can be fiscally responsible and tough on national security. i think it would be -- >> the drone has nothing to do with fiscal issues. that is a -- >> certainly. so there are two issues. one is about basic civil liberties and i think the new g.o.p. reflected by rand paul's willingness to challenge the status quo in both the republican and democratic parties, that is a healthy thing. and, young people in particular, they are looking for leadership that is willing to challenge the idea that the government is always right. i think that is where we are, as well. but on defense, and on, frankly, any budget, any program, any department of the federal government, let's all acknowledge there is waste and things that need to be eliminated. and, a trimming of defense would be a very healthy thing. and you have to put everything on the table. you can say, this sacred cow cannot be touched. the g.o.p. made t
you also backed the sequester of across the board cuts even in the pentagon but isn't one of the g.o.p.'s strengths with the american people, that it is tough on national security? >> well, you can be fiscally responsible and tough on national security. i think it would be -- >> the drone has nothing to do with fiscal issues. that is a -- >> certainly. so there are two issues. one is about basic civil liberties and i think the new g.o.p. reflected by rand paul's willingness to...
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you also backed the sequester of across-the-board cuts even in the pentagon. isn't one of the g.o.p.'s planks that it is tough on national security. >> you can be first speal responsible and tough on national security. >>chris: the drone has nothing to do with fiscal issues. >> so there are two issues. one is about basic civil liberties. the new g.o.p. reflected by rand paul's willingness to challenge the status quo in both the republican and democratic party is a healthy thing. young people, if particular, are looking for leadership that is willing to challenge the idea that the government is always right. that is where we are, as well. on defense, though, frankly on any budget, any program, any department of the federal government, let's all acknowledge that there is waste and things that need to be eliminated and trimming of defense would be a very healthy thing. you have to puttering on -- put everything on the tail. you can say say certain things cannot be touched. >>chris: sir, rand paul talked about defense hawks like john mccain and senator graham as "
you also backed the sequester of across-the-board cuts even in the pentagon. isn't one of the g.o.p.'s planks that it is tough on national security. >> you can be first speal responsible and tough on national security. >>chris: the drone has nothing to do with fiscal issues. >> so there are two issues. one is about basic civil liberties. the new g.o.p. reflected by rand paul's willingness to challenge the status quo in both the republican and democratic party is a healthy...
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the pentagon says this only heightens the nuclear threat. coming up we are going to have the latest news from the pentagon and a discussion with a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton. but first, we are awaiting a speech by one of the most outspoken critics of obama's health care law and momentarily he'll be addressing this year's conservative political action conference cpac as it's known. hello, everyone, glad you're with us, i'm gregg jarrett and welcome to america's news headquarters. >> thanks for joining us, i'm hell they are childress. and america's most influential conservatives, and speaking michele bachmann, take a look at her live there. in a few minutes the health care debate will take center stage with dr. ben carson, who is considered a trail blazer by some republicans, for his views. molly henneberg is there at cpac live with the latest, molly? >> reporter: good morning, heather, good morning, gregg. yes, dr. carson will speak after michele bachmann finishing at the podium. and scott walker as well as hous
the pentagon says this only heightens the nuclear threat. coming up we are going to have the latest news from the pentagon and a discussion with a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton. but first, we are awaiting a speech by one of the most outspoken critics of obama's health care law and momentarily he'll be addressing this year's conservative political action conference cpac as it's known. hello, everyone, glad you're with us, i'm gregg jarrett and welcome to america's...
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. >>> the pentagon suddenly strengthening the country's west coast defensive against a possible nuclear attack by north korea. reena ninan has the story from washington. the big question so many wondering, why now? >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. this is all part of getting ahead of the north korea threat. in fact, if you want to see how this country is progressing, in the past it's taken years between these long-range missile 'tises. in the past year alone it's only a matter of months between the tests. keep in mind the new leader of north korea is young, 29 years old and, bianna, he wants to show he's continuing to consolidate military power. >> he clearly does and obvious that the administration used this as a serious threat. what else were they looking to do. >> reporter: they are looking to put an additional radar in japan to give them an early warning detection system but the focus on these missile interceptors looking to increase by 50% and it'll come with a $1 billion price tag, bianna. >> we certainly have seen an increase in provocations have that young leader.
. >>> the pentagon suddenly strengthening the country's west coast defensive against a possible nuclear attack by north korea. reena ninan has the story from washington. the big question so many wondering, why now? >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. this is all part of getting ahead of the north korea threat. in fact, if you want to see how this country is progressing, in the past it's taken years between these long-range missile 'tises. in the past year alone it's...
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the pentagon is scrapping phase four of the european missile defense. the sm-3 block missile interceptors to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles or icbms like the ones iran is attempting to build. the pentagon said the decision has nothing to do with russia. >> let me emphasize the strong and continued commitment of the united states to nato missile defense. that commitment remains ironclad. >> we lost a bargainship, serious one i believe. >> others say the stage four were never viable and wouldn't be ready soon enough. >> the military implication of not developing phase four is not that great. the existing program is probably good enough. >> initial reaction from russia suggests their leaders do not feel "appeased." russia deputy foreign minister said this is not a concession to russia and we don't see it as such. >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. iran says it has launched domestically built destroyer in the caspian sea. this is video from iranian state tv. the vessel is said to have surface to air missiles, sophisticated radar
the pentagon is scrapping phase four of the european missile defense. the sm-3 block missile interceptors to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles or icbms like the ones iran is attempting to build. the pentagon said the decision has nothing to do with russia. >> let me emphasize the strong and continued commitment of the united states to nato missile defense. that commitment remains ironclad. >> we lost a bargainship, serious one i believe. >> others say the stage four...
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this week on friday the pentagon announced they are going to deploy 14 additional missile intercepters to alaska to deal with the potential nuclear threat from north korea. what do you think of the idea? how serious do you think is the threat from the north korean ae paying a price for the fact that president obama scaled back on missile defense when came into office? >> well, look, i applaud the efforts. i talked to senator kerry and i know we have a group heading off to poland on monday to talk about this further. i applaud it as i mentioned. i do hope we will focus on a base on the eastern side with radar facilities. and i think the question is, chris, how does the nondeplowment of the fourth phase of our european based issues it temperature affect us over time. there is technical issues we will be getting into this week with the the pentagon and the state department but certainly i think most all of us applaud the efforts to beef up our missile defense on the west coast chris do you think that kim young unand the north koreans are a threat to the u.s. >> i don't think they have the
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chris lawrence, reporting from the pentagon. thank you for that. >> yes. >>> developing story, a suspected cyber attack crippling computer networks in south korea this morning. and south korean officials say they don't know if north korea is involved or not. hackers, leaving computer systems at three major media outlets and at least one major bank just paralyzed. the south korean government raising its information operations condition to level three this morning. level one is the highest threat level. more on this story throughout the morning here on cnn as we get more information. >>> it looks like mark san ford has revised his police cal career. the former south carolina governor finishing first last night, this is a special election, advancing to a runoff elections two weeks in his attempt to win a house seat. sanford had to step down as governor after lying about an extramarital affair in 2009. he registered 37% of the vote last night. well short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. still, sanford says it was a humbling win.
chris lawrence, reporting from the pentagon. thank you for that. >> yes. >>> developing story, a suspected cyber attack crippling computer networks in south korea this morning. and south korean officials say they don't know if north korea is involved or not. hackers, leaving computer systems at three major media outlets and at least one major bank just paralyzed. the south korean government raising its information operations condition to level three this morning. level one is the...
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it's fox top story and jennifer griffin is live on us for us tonight pentagon. what are the number of dead and wounded tell us about what could have caused this? >> well, what we know, shepard, is that an investigation team is on the ground in nevada. the number of wounded and the number of dead tell us that something must have gone wrong with that 60-millimeter shell that was inside the tube. there were five people killed instantly. normally, it is a team of three who are surrounding the mortar position. so clearly some of them walked over to see what was going on, and they were killed instantly. we also know, of course, that it must have jammed and the wounded were taken. we know that two died waiting to be evacuated. one died on route and seven more were wounded, shepard. >> shepard: what about reaction out of washington tonight, jen? >> president obama expressed condolences at saint patrick's day lunch on capitol hill while senate majority leader harry reid drew attention to budget cuts and how they could impact military training like that taking place at ha
it's fox top story and jennifer griffin is live on us for us tonight pentagon. what are the number of dead and wounded tell us about what could have caused this? >> well, what we know, shepard, is that an investigation team is on the ground in nevada. the number of wounded and the number of dead tell us that something must have gone wrong with that 60-millimeter shell that was inside the tube. there were five people killed instantly. normally, it is a team of three who are surrounding the...
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and giving the pentagon the flexibility to implement the cuts. being able to allow those departments the flexibility to implement those cuts. it looks like maybe they can come together on an agreement and will avoid another government shut down. >> the senate democrats and house republicans to a quick conference on the continuing resolution. almostway to look at it as if they are taking baby steps. they're not fighting as much ,ver the day today fighting which is what a couple of years ago. now they're starting to work better on that. they're turning their attention to see if they could extend that to the medium-term and long-term budget impacts. and you study represents the conservative part of the republican conference. years passed, the freshman tea party came in. there seemed to be a faction within the party. do you see less of that or more of it as we go forward? >> i think there was a sense that perhaps the tea party had been muted a bit. after all, they voted for a tax increase and got a tax increase through the house. russell asked the co
and giving the pentagon the flexibility to implement the cuts. being able to allow those departments the flexibility to implement those cuts. it looks like maybe they can come together on an agreement and will avoid another government shut down. >> the senate democrats and house republicans to a quick conference on the continuing resolution. almostway to look at it as if they are taking baby steps. they're not fighting as much ,ver the day today fighting which is what a couple of years...
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the pentagon announcing it has a $1 billion plan to upgrade our missile defense tools and the deputy defense secretary will make a two-day trip to seoul over the weekend. >> we will strengthen homeland missile defense by deploying 14 additional ground base interceptors that will increase the number of deployed ground base interceptors from 30 to 44. >> this is in response to the increase in threats from the new ruler, kim jong-un has warned of preemptive nuclear strikes in the united states. in addition to an increase of radar capability in japan, extra interceptors are planned for alaska, along parts of the west coast, as well as undisclosed locations on the east coast. the designs seen in this animation, will be able to counter attacks from intercontinental ballistic missiles, the upgrades originally proposed by the bush administration were halted when president obama took office. while some are critical of the president for this, others say it wasn't appropriate at the time. >> we didn't think we needed to take a lot seriously before 9-11 and we learned afterwards that we did. thi
the pentagon announcing it has a $1 billion plan to upgrade our missile defense tools and the deputy defense secretary will make a two-day trip to seoul over the weekend. >> we will strengthen homeland missile defense by deploying 14 additional ground base interceptors that will increase the number of deployed ground base interceptors from 30 to 44. >> this is in response to the increase in threats from the new ruler, kim jong-un has warned of preemptive nuclear strikes in the...
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and giving the pentagon flexibility to implement those cuts. senate democrats are most concerned about the domestic agencies transportation education and being able to allow those departments to the flexibility to implement those cuts and it looks like maybe they can come together on an agreement and will avoid another government shutdown. >> so the senate democrats and house republicans do a quick conference on this continuing resolution. it gets passed and you avoid a government shutdown. >> that's correct. >> the way to look at it almost as if they're taking baby steps. they're not fighting as much over the day-to-day funding which is what we started with couple of years ago when the republicans took the majority in the house. so now that they're starting to work together a little better they're turning their attention and seeing if they could extend that to the medium term and long term budget impass. >> steve, the new chairman of the republican study committee, represents the conservative part of the conference of the republican conference
and giving the pentagon flexibility to implement those cuts. senate democrats are most concerned about the domestic agencies transportation education and being able to allow those departments to the flexibility to implement those cuts and it looks like maybe they can come together on an agreement and will avoid another government shutdown. >> so the senate democrats and house republicans do a quick conference on this continuing resolution. it gets passed and you avoid a government...
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look at how reluctant the pentagon was to go to war to intervene in libya. look at how long the afghanistan wars lasted because of what happened in iraq. we're in a very sober place right now. also, we have to remember, nearly 5,000 american men and women killed in uniform killed as a result of this war. i should also -- i should also tell you, i am at this point, i just wanted to say, i'm no longer the pentagon correspondent, but i certainly have covered both of these wars. i'm the deputy washington bureau chief just so you know that. i wanted to make one correction. >> first of all, can i say congratulations on a much deserved promotion if that, in fact, is a promotion. having to deal with all of those people at one time. i might want to be across the river a little bit. david ignatius, you know, the argument the generals are always fighting the last war despite having ten years of hell behind us, this doesn't help us as we look at the threats moving forward with iran. do we learn the wrong lessons? are we too reticent to act in iran as elizabeth said. 70,
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. >> it means cutting $85 billion a year half from the pentagon, half from nondefense programs. everything from education to national parks to meals on wheels. $1.2 trillion in cuts over ten years. >> stephen: yeah, but it won't be that bad because there's no way america is going to last ten years. we have two tops. [laughter] obama is trying to scare us into responsible behavior. >> thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks which means more delays at airports across the country. emergency responders, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. federal prosecutors have to close cases and let criminals go. >> stephen: don't believe him nation, obama is trying to convince us the sequester is a terrible problem when in fact it's a terrible solution. it was born back in 2011 when obama wanted to raise the debt ceiling. the amount that america can borrow to pay its bills. it's sort of like raising the credit limit on your visa to pay off your mastercard if you had
. >> it means cutting $85 billion a year half from the pentagon, half from nondefense programs. everything from education to national parks to meals on wheels. $1.2 trillion in cuts over ten years. >> stephen: yeah, but it won't be that bad because there's no way america is going to last ten years. we have two tops. [laughter] obama is trying to scare us into responsible behavior. >> thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. air traffic controllers and airport...
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i think that the pentagon could cooperate more in supporting us. i was talking about this earlier, you know, when i think back about the stories of jessica lynch and pat tillman. a good place would be to start about not lying about stories that happen. friendly fire, people die in from the fire accidents, and that's horrible, but when lies are told, it will not point disgrace is the owner of the soldiers that have died, but turns the public off from trusting the pentagon. it's a disservice to you and your fellow troops. but i think that beyond not lying, i think there needs to be more openness. this is not a personal complaint because the penness. this is not a personal complaint because the pentagon was very cooperative today, or i would say not uncooperative? [laughter] not hostile? they were pretty good. they let me in bed for a week with the medevac team. i think there's more opportunities for me to tell stories and talk to people. public information officers are very controlling, and i understand why, but that gets in the way of reporters tryi
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the pentagon's program is a little bit more transparent, so when the pentagon decides to put somebody on their targeting list, there is a little bit more of a process across the government bureaucracy. the president himself has a little bit more direct input into the pentagon's process, and the cia's process is very internal to the cia. it's a little bit more closed and there are fewer of those kind of checks and balances that you have with the pentagon. so the thinking here is that this is a way at least within the government to increase the checks and balances and increase the degree of at least internal transparency around the drone process. >> bill: and there seems to be even around the pentagon there are more -- i guess -- there are stricter standards and guidelines about when and where drones can be used? >> i think that's right. >> bill: of course we don't know a lot about the program at either program, right? >> that's right. and it's not like the military's program is transparent or non-secretive. i think the biggest difference when the military decides to put someone on this
the pentagon's program is a little bit more transparent, so when the pentagon decides to put somebody on their targeting list, there is a little bit more of a process across the government bureaucracy. the president himself has a little bit more direct input into the pentagon's process, and the cia's process is very internal to the cia. it's a little bit more closed and there are fewer of those kind of checks and balances that you have with the pentagon. so the thinking here is that this is a...
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venezuela's acting president nicolas maduro says the cia on the pentagon want to kill his upcoming election rival and pin the blame on him much more on a website called. looking for its place in the sun and wanting to live as a normal civilized european state now the goals that president alexander lukashenko has for the future of belarus as he told r.t. in an exclusive interview does europe's last dictator freely admits he won't give up power lightly denied speculation is younger son would succeed him as president the president of the former soviet republic has been repeatedly criticized by western states for violating human rights and oppressing the opposition to his hit back saying his democracy is just as good as that found in europe or the us. i can prove it right here right now that there is no dictatorship in belarus. very simply in just a few words this is the argument i used to convince my western partners in order to be a dictator like stalin one has to have the resources of what resources of paramount you need to understand that i have any nuclear weapons exactly i do not do i hav
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the pentagon is facing more than a half trillion dollars in cuts over the next decade. >> >> demonstrators took to the steps of san francisco city hall to call for a stop to funding cuts for hiv and aid says programs, lead by members of the group organizing for america, formed to support president obama's legislative aim. speakers urged congress to respect what they call the will of the people. >> the people of the united states made clear this last november that we value investments in our communities and in our country and that includes funding hiv prevention and care services. >> >> reporter: cording to other speakers, cuts from the sequester will result in fewer aids tests. less medicine and an increase in the spread of the disease. it will be friday before the faa reveals which small airport towers will be closed due to cuts. >>> decisions were due today, but the government wants more time to consider letters asking that the towers remain staffed. the airports can't operate without tower personnel, but pilots and residents say they are worried about safety. >> is there state rail offi
the pentagon is facing more than a half trillion dollars in cuts over the next decade. >> >> demonstrators took to the steps of san francisco city hall to call for a stop to funding cuts for hiv and aid says programs, lead by members of the group organizing for america, formed to support president obama's legislative aim. speakers urged congress to respect what they call the will of the people. >> the people of the united states made clear this last november that we value...
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venezuela's acting president nicolas maduro who says the cia on the pentagon want to kill his upcoming election rival and pin the blame on him much more on our website r.t. dot com. despite mounting media coverage on the legal appeals the u.s. military continues to deny a mass hunger strike is underway one ton of money by lawyers for more than one hundred detainees say they've been starving themselves for over forty days in protest at the desecration of the koran by prison guards one grilled by r.t. and one ton of my spokesman defended the facilities policy captain robert duran says get a's and i quote you can see that commit it to the safe legal humane untransparent care and custody of detainees here earlier claimed only fourteen captives are refusing all food with some of those being force fed to prevent starvation well let's now get reaction from omar deghayes who was held at guantanamo for five years and released without charge omar thank you very much for joining us here on our to say do you agree with what you just heard from mr girard i mean we you treated with respect when you
venezuela's acting president nicolas maduro who says the cia on the pentagon want to kill his upcoming election rival and pin the blame on him much more on our website r.t. dot com. despite mounting media coverage on the legal appeals the u.s. military continues to deny a mass hunger strike is underway one ton of money by lawyers for more than one hundred detainees say they've been starving themselves for over forty days in protest at the desecration of the koran by prison guards one grilled by...
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but it's the job of the pentagon and the president to reassure the public. that's what they attempted to do today. >> very quickly, to reassure the public is one thing but are you saying u.s. taxpayers are throwing away a billion dollars for a system that doesn't work? >> we spend $10 billion a year on missile defense. we spend about $250 billion over the last few decades. we still aren't anywhere close to a system that can actually protect the united states from a determined adversary. yes i'm saying we are wasting our money woochlt very a defense that works. it's called deterrence. if the north koreans or anybody else would dare attack us with a nuclear missile it would be the last thing that regime ever did. they would be wiped off the face of the earth. >> thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >>> up next the cnn exclusive, conservative senator rob portman tells our own dana bash about the very personal reasons that led to his stunning change of heart on the issue of gay marriage. and dramatic testimony in the trial of two high school footb
but it's the job of the pentagon and the president to reassure the public. that's what they attempted to do today. >> very quickly, to reassure the public is one thing but are you saying u.s. taxpayers are throwing away a billion dollars for a system that doesn't work? >> we spend $10 billion a year on missile defense. we spend about $250 billion over the last few decades. we still aren't anywhere close to a system that can actually protect the united states from a determined...
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continues joint military drills with south korea, the latest on what the pentagon refers to as a growing nuclear threat. >> rick: most americans are not prepared for financial emergencies. but it's never too late to start saving for a rainy day. we've got an expert with tips on how to build that nest egg what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart. droid-powerful. so we can occasionally glance back at where we've been. it has an enormous windshield so we can look ahead to where we are going. now is always the time to go forward. and reimagine all the possibilities that lie before us. an ally for real possibilities. aarp. find tools and guidance at aarp.org/possibilities. but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money.stor. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional i
continues joint military drills with south korea, the latest on what the pentagon refers to as a growing nuclear threat. >> rick: most americans are not prepared for financial emergencies. but it's never too late to start saving for a rainy day. we've got an expert with tips on how to build that nest egg what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx...
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we have new reaction in just now from the white house and the state department and the pentagon as we get reports of a deadly chemical attack on a syrian village. that's according to the initial reports. we're investigating it at this moment. welcome to america live, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. earlier this morning, syrian state tv accused rebels there of using chemical weapons in an attack that reportedly killed at least 25 people in the northern part of that war torn country. the rebels immediately denied those claims and instead accused the syrian regime of launching the attack. president obama has made clear in the past that in his view, the use of chemical weapons by either side in syria would change the rules for our involvement in syria. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the white house with more. >> the pentagon has been more definitive than the white house telling us they have yet no confirmation, no confirmation that chemical weapons have been used by either side in the syrian civil war, it was syrian state-run television that first made the allegation,
we have new reaction in just now from the white house and the state department and the pentagon as we get reports of a deadly chemical attack on a syrian village. that's according to the initial reports. we're investigating it at this moment. welcome to america live, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. earlier this morning, syrian state tv accused rebels there of using chemical weapons in an attack that reportedly killed at least 25 people in the northern part of that war torn country. the rebels...
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>> barbara starr live at the pentagon. thank you. >>> new overnight, tough talk from north korea, issuing new threats to the united states. pyongyang expressing anger that the u.s. is flying b-52s over south korea. military bases within guam are, quote, within striking distance of north korean weapons. a major hacking attack on the servers of south korean banks and broadcasters originated from an ip address in china. north korea is still the prime suspect because they previously used a chinese ip address on hacking attacks of a south korean newspaper. >>> prices on their heads and the u.s. is put iting up the bounty. said to be part of a group linked to al qaeda. both are believed to have planned attacks on americans. the state department is offering up to $5 million for each man's arrest. >>> vice president joe biden teaming up with mayor michael bloomberg of new york city and families affected by the newtown school massacre to take on gun violence. at a conference in new york city hall they'll be calling for passage of n
>> barbara starr live at the pentagon. thank you. >>> new overnight, tough talk from north korea, issuing new threats to the united states. pyongyang expressing anger that the u.s. is flying b-52s over south korea. military bases within guam are, quote, within striking distance of north korean weapons. a major hacking attack on the servers of south korean banks and broadcasters originated from an ip address in china. north korea is still the prime suspect because they previously...
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the pentagon's now forming more than a dozen different teams to guard this nation in cyberspace. >>> computer attacks were in the news today on another front. the fbi and secret service among others are investigating some very high-profile cases of identity theft, something that millions of americans go through and can relate to. these latest cases purportedly involving first lady michelle obama, the vice president, among others. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams following that for us tonight from our d.c. newsroom. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. there's only so much we can all do to protect ourselves from identity theft, but this latest intrusion shows that even the most careful consumers can be vulnerable if data from an especially comprehensive website is not secure. the scene of the crime is this website apparently based in russia that posts some prominent names and their personal financial information. among the targets, the first lady, michelle obama, vice president biden, the fbi director and attorney general. among celebrities, mel gibson, ashto
the pentagon's now forming more than a dozen different teams to guard this nation in cyberspace. >>> computer attacks were in the news today on another front. the fbi and secret service among others are investigating some very high-profile cases of identity theft, something that millions of americans go through and can relate to. these latest cases purportedly involving first lady michelle obama, the vice president, among others. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams following that...
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chris lawrence, appreciate that from the pentagon. i know he'll be briefing us later on as well. >>> for all you tech fans, samsung's new galaxy s4 is here. we're previewing the features. and why you might be giving up more of yourself these days on facebook when you click on the like icon. zñç i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announce
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beast that the white house is ready to pull the cia out of the drone warfare business and put it under pentagon control instead? >> i'm a little ticked because i got scooped by somebody else on a different website on my first day on msnbc. this is a big deal. we're basically going back to the fundamentals of what the cia a should be. and they should not be a power of military force. they have clear rules of engagement under title 50 of the united states code. the military is under title 10. there should be a military operation, a drone, because it is an instrument of war. and there should be one set of rules and regulations that we abide by. >> when you were in congress serving in armed services and intel, there's a split. do you think that it is as possible for congress to oversee the intelligence community as it is for them to oversee the military? is it harder to know what the cia is doing? >> it's much harder. for several reasons. one, all you're hearing in the intelligence committee, there's no staff, you're there. i remember i was, i take copious notes and i took a bunch of notes and i wo
beast that the white house is ready to pull the cia out of the drone warfare business and put it under pentagon control instead? >> i'm a little ticked because i got scooped by somebody else on a different website on my first day on msnbc. this is a big deal. we're basically going back to the fundamentals of what the cia a should be. and they should not be a power of military force. they have clear rules of engagement under title 50 of the united states code. the military is under title...
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the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to ramp up america's missile defense. but will it work? here's chris lawrence. >> fred, the pentagon plans to spend up to a billion dollars to beef up its missile defense system, but the big question is, will these missiles actually work? if a nuclear missile is ever fired at the united states, this is the best hope to stop it. 30 interaccept sor missiles which will be launched from ground silos in alaska and california. now the pentagon is deploying up to 14 more. >> the reason that we're doing what we're doing, and the reason we're advancing our program here for homeland security is to not take any chances, is to stay ahead of the threat. >> reporter: north korea tested a long-range missile in december. it conducted its third nuclear test in february. and just this month, it threatened a preemptive nuclear strike on the u.s. that caught the pentagon's attention. >> north korea's shrill public pronouncements underscore the need for the u.s. to continue to take prudent steps to defeat any future north korean icbm. >> repo
the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to ramp up america's missile defense. but will it work? here's chris lawrence. >> fred, the pentagon plans to spend up to a billion dollars to beef up its missile defense system, but the big question is, will these missiles actually work? if a nuclear missile is ever fired at the united states, this is the best hope to stop it. 30 interaccept sor missiles which will be launched from ground silos in alaska and california. now the pentagon...
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let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's the latest? what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, i've been talking to officials all day and they tell me the initial preliminary intelligence assessment is this. chemical weapons were not used. a chemical substance may well have been. when you look at that video emerging from syrian hospitals they say it does not appear that the symptoms or the treatment match the use of chemical weapons such as outlawed nerve or blister agents. they think it is more likely, perhaps, these people were exposed to some sort of chemical substance, a substance such as chlorine in some fashion and certainly it made them very ill. it probably caused some of the injuries that we've seen in these videos. but not the outlawed weapons. i have to tell you they also say they see no evidence of a scud missile launch. this is a preliminary assessment. they say multiple indicators now chemical weapons were not used. >> let me be precise. what is the difference between a chemical weapon and chemical substance. how is the ch
let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's the latest? what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, i've been talking to officials all day and they tell me the initial preliminary intelligence assessment is this. chemical weapons were not used. a chemical substance may well have been. when you look at that video emerging from syrian hospitals they say it does not appear that the symptoms or the treatment match the use of chemical weapons such as outlawed nerve or...